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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kurt Nelson" data-source="post: 12440" data-attributes="member: 394">My GBB's are probably my most fascinating eaters.  One of them actually did a back flip of the enclosure wall, did a barrel roll and nabbed a cricket I put it.  Really wish I had a camera out. B.Smithi's are nice beginner T's.  Most are fairly docile and not quick to bite.  They are gorgeous as well.  Chaco Golden Knee's are also really nice.  You could convert your 5 gallon tank to an upright if you want an arboreal.  You're more likely to see an Avic out on the side of the glass than you will see a terrestrial sitting in the open.  Avicularia Versicolors are very nice looking arboreal species.  Most are relatively docile, but they are very jumpy.  It's also not hard to convert your tank nor is it all that costly. Here is one of mine, this one is the only one with real plant life in it, these are palm plants I picked up at a plant store, I thoroughly washed them three times, replanted them and let them sit aside for a couple weeks as to make sure no pesticides were in or on the plant. <a href="http://s129.photobucket.com/user/Dirtkurt/media/photo_zps000be4a2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p225/Dirtkurt/photo_zps000be4a2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Here is another 5.5 gallon <a href="http://s129.photobucket.com/user/Dirtkurt/media/photo3_zpsbf2a6578.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p225/Dirtkurt/photo3_zpsbf2a6578.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> And a 10 gallon <a href="http://s129.photobucket.com/user/Dirtkurt/media/null_zps63c6cb45.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p225/Dirtkurt/null_zps63c6cb45.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></blockquote>

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